Moscow – Omsk – Bratsk – Yakutsk

On February 24, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Moscow – Omsk – Bratsk – Yakutsk experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Sakha Avia - Sakha Airlines, with the event recorded near Luzino Omsk oblast.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Moscow to Yakutsk with intermediate stops in Omsk and Bratsk, carrying three passengers, seven crew members and a load of 10,990 kilos of various goods (not declared before departure from Moscow). On approach to Omsk-Tsentralny Airport, at an altitude of 1,150 metres, all four engines failed simultaneously. The captain reduced his altitude and made a belly landing in a snow covered field located near Luzino, about 22 km west of the airport. After touchdown, the aircraft slid for few dozen metres, collided with a car and came to rest. All 10 occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration RA-11403, MSN 6 4 019 06, year of manufacture 1966.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.9490°, 73.0278°.